# Change in UI when a package name matches multiple registered packages?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-in-ui-when-a-package-name-matches-multiple-registered-packages/121707>\
**Category:** Package Management\
**Tags:** pkg\
**Created:** [October 24, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-in-ui-when-a-package-name-matches-multiple-registered-packages/121707 "2024-10-24T14:47:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![danielmatz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/danielmatz/32/2285_2.png) [@danielmatz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/danielmatz)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-in-ui-when-a-package-name-matches-multiple-registered-packages/121707/1 "2024-10-24T14:47:59Z")

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We have a private registry, and we have a few packages with names that are the same as different packages registered in the General registry. For example, we have a package called Rotations.

Through Julia 1.10, if a user did `pkg> add Rotations`, the user would get a menu like:

```julia
(@v1.10) pkg> activate --temp
  Activating new project at `/var/folders/w7/c8k0zh5x5pv1hkvr34rk18gh0000gp/T/jl_pKKoVC`

(jl_pKKoVC) pkg> add Rotations
There are multiple registered `Rotations` packages, choose one:
 > Registry: General - Repo: https://github.com/JuliaGeometry/Rotations.jl.git - UUID: 6038ab10-8711-5258-84ad-4b1120ba62dc
   Registry: Private - Repo: <url> - UUID: <uuid>

```

With Julia 1.11.1, the menu no longer shows up:

```julia
(@v1.11) pkg> activate --temp
  Activating new project at `/var/folders/w7/c8k0zh5x5pv1hkvr34rk18gh0000gp/T/jl_T4tbK6`

(jl_T4tbK6) pkg> add Rotations
ERROR: there are multiple registered `Rotations` packages, explicitly set the uuid

```

Was this intentional?

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**Author:** ![mkitti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mkitti/32/12459_2.png) [@mkitti](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkitti)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-in-ui-when-a-package-name-matches-multiple-registered-packages/121707/2 "2024-10-25T14:55:04Z")

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I’m going to guess that this broke when we split Pkg out frlm the standard library and separated it from the REPL. It does not need to stay broken though.

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**Author:** ![danielmatz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/danielmatz/32/2285_2.png) [@danielmatz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/danielmatz)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-in-ui-when-a-package-name-matches-multiple-registered-packages/121707/3 "2025-11-20T18:46:29Z")

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Circling back to this issue… It seems like the selection menu has not yet been restored, and I don’t think I ever made an issue. So, I just made one: [Restore UI for multiple registered packages with the same name · Issue #4526 · JuliaLang/Pkg.jl · GitHub](https://github.com/JuliaLang/Pkg.jl/issues/4526)